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When LeRoy McAllister's wife and daughter want to hear his voice, they hug a bear.
McAllister died July 4, 2012, at Ionia Area Hospice. He was 48. When he entered the facility in April, his wife, Mary, and 21-year-old daughter, Sharon, were struggling with the "anticipatory grief" of losing a husband and father as the three began to prepare for his death, said the Rev. Kris Abbey, chaplain at the hospice.
"Anticipatory grief is what a family experiences when they know someone is going to die," Abbey said. "They begin thinking about next year, and that at this time he won't be here. He won't be here on their birthday. They start dealing with the loss."
Social worker Kim Crawford had used making grief bears as an activity with other families, to help them collect and make memories to hold on to when their loved ones are gone. LeRoy had taught Sharon how to sew, so she made a grief bear for her mom and one for herself – with the skills her father taught her.
"That's part of his legacy, too," Crawford said.
For the McAllisters, she adapted the project to include sound.
As part of the hospice's legacy program, patients and their families often make CDs or MP3 recordings of their loved ones telling special stories, talking about their lives, giving advice, even reading children's stories to leave for their grandchildren.
"The voice is something very important to our families," Crawford said. "People miss the sounds the loved one makes. Many people keep their voice mail messages. They miss their voice. It's a connection with them when people are grieving."
When a family member dies, the feeling of loss can lead to a sense of fear about forgetting not only their voice, but also forgetting them, Crawford said.
"(People say), 'I can't remember their voice anymore.' It's scary, but it comes back," she said, adding that preserving the voice of a loved one eases the fear. "It's important for them to be able to say, 'When I need it, I can hear his voice and hear him say I love you.'"
Crawford bought two small MP3 recorders from Build-A-Bear Workshop and recorded LeRoy, who had messages for his wife and daughter. Then the McAllisters put the recorders inside the bears where their hearts would be.
"If they squeeze or hug their bear, his voice comes on and tells them 'I love you, monkey' (to Sharon) or 'I miss you' (to Mary)," Crawford said.
As part of her grief work, Sharon also made a memory box, painted purple and decorated with glow-in-the-dark stars. She filled it with photos of her with her dad and mementos of him: a comb, a leather bracelet he gave her, a snow globe and other reminders of happy times.
And there are plenty of those times to remember. Sharon recalled when her dad taught her how to sew.
"He always said, 'Make it tighter,'" she said. "He told me, 'It's time to learn to sew on your own.'"
Mary said her husband of 24 years was a good man.
"He was good to me. He took care of us," she said. "He loved to play euchre with us. Every Friday night we went to Burger King to listen to Dan Miller, the Country Legend. We always had a ball."
Christmas this year was tough, when they had to go to holiday functions without him. The end of each day is hard, too.
"Every night, Sharon still says, 'Good-night, Daddy,'" said Mary. "I hit the bottom when I go to bed."
Having the grief bears, and LeRoy's voice inside them, helps sometimes when Mary and Sharon are feeling low. But not always.
"Some days we play it," Mary said. "Some days we don't."
Follow Karen Bota on Twitter @KarenB_ISS.


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One researcher who is interested in this approach is Mark Levine, a social psychologist at Lancaster University in Britain who studies crowds. Crowds have a bad press. They have been blamed for antisocial behaviour through mechanisms that include peer pressure, mass hysteria and the diffusion of responsibility—the idea that "someone else will do something, so I don't have to". But Dr Levine thinks that crowds can also diffuse potentially violent situations and that crime would be much higher if it were not for crowds. As he told a symposium called "Understanding Violence," which was organised by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland earlier this month, he has been using CCTV data to examine the bystander effect, an alleged phenomenon whereby people who would help a stranger in distress if they were alone, fail to do so in the presence of others. His conclusion is that it ain't so. In fact, he thinks, having a crowd around often makes things better.
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Dr Levine talks of a "collective choreography" of violence, in which the crowd determines the outcome as much as the protagonist and the target do, and he is now taking his ideas into the laboratory. In collaboration with Mel Slater, a computer scientist at University College, London, he is looking at the responses of bystanders to violence recreated in virtual reality.
Dr Slater has pioneered this approach, since people seem to react to virtual reality as they do to real life, but no one gets hurt and conditions can be controlled precisely. Because the participants know it is not real, many of the ethical obstacles to placing them in such situations are removed. But Dr Slater proved the tool's usefulness in 2006, when he used it to recreate a famous experiment conducted in the 1960s by Stanley Milgram, an American psychologist. Milgram showed that ordinary people would obey orders to the point of delivering potentially lethal electric shocks to strangers—an experiment that, even though nobody really received any shocks, would be ruled out today, on ethical grounds. Dr Slater's volunteers behaved similarly to Milgram's.
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25 Ultimate Fall Drives
Our all-time favorite drives deliver memorable scenery, towns, restaurants and lodgings. You'll see familiar routes, plus a few surprises.
Indiana: Arts Road 46
Just 40 miles on State-46 separate Bloomington (great food), Nashville (quaint crafts shops) and Columbus (fascinating architecture), but they're some of the prettiest in Indiana. The drive passes harvest-gold farmland and thickly wooded Brown County State Park; allow at least a day per town.
Tip: The portion of the highway described above (dubbed Arts Road 46) is a tourism magnet for good reason, but we also enjoyed the less-traveled stretch of State-46 east of Columbus. Old German farms dot the hills, and picturesque churches host fried-chicken fund-raisers nearly every weekend.
Illinois: Northwest Illinois Loop
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On the way back to Galena, stop for a steak or seafood dinner in Elizabeth at The Holy Mackerel in a renovated white clapboard church.
Minnesota: Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway
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In Harmony, just 8 miles south of the byway, tour Niagara Cave, or check out the orchards (and Mississippi River views) along the winding Apple Blossom Scenic Byway, which forks off State-16 in La Crescent.
Indiana: Covered Bridge Tour
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During the Covered Bridge Festival in October, vendors and artists set up booths in Bridgeton, Mansfield, Rockville and other towns. Yes, it's crowded-book rooms early-but we like the lively atmosphere in this normally sleepy area.
Kansas: Flint Hills Scenic Byway
How do you experience autumn in a land of few trees? You watch grasses that ripple like an ocean fade from vibrant green to tawny brown. You peer through binoculars to cross a coot off your birding list. And through it all, you have the tingly satisfaction of knowing this swath of prairie looks just as it did when pioneers crossed Kansas on the Santa Fe Trail.
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South Dakota: Black Hills
Most Midwesterners have to commit at least a week of vacation time to reaching and exploring western South Dakota's squiggly, wiggly scenic-drive paradise. Trust us. It's worth it. The Black Hills and Badlands put the West in Midwest: hairpin turns, alpine creeks, towering rock formations, mountain goats, not to mention Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Jaw-dropping scenery abounds throughout the region, but everyone should drive these scenic byways: the 70-mile Peter Norbeck, 20-mile Spearfish Canyon and the 31-mile Badlands Loop. The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway includes the legendary Needles Highway.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois: Ohio River Scenic Byway
At the Rankin House, an Underground Railroad site in Ripley, Ohio, visitors stand atop Liberty Hill and look across the Ohio River to the forested hills of Kentucky. In the 1800s, slaves stood on the southern bank and looked across to freedom. Shivers? You bet. Myriad historical sites, leafy state parks and uninterrupted views make this one of the most satisfying river drives in the Midwest.
History defines this 943-mile drive: the Northwest Territory's first settlement in Marietta, Ohio; the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana; Civil War grave sites at Mound City National Cemetery in Illinois; and, yes, Superman kitsch in Metropolis, Illinois.
Michigan: Tunnel of Trees
We asked on social media, and you answered with surprising unanimity: M-119, better known as the Tunnel of Trees, is your favorite Midwest fall drive. Gold-dappled boughs arch over the deliciously curvy road snaking north of Harbor Springs, following Lake Michigan for 20 miles. (A few minutes more, and you enter Wilderness State Park.)
In Good Hart, shop at arty-rustic shop Primitive Images, and in Cross Village, dig into a hearty Polish meal at quirky Legs Inn.
Illinois: Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway
White pelicans soar above Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, flapping down to roost in the water. Truth be told, migrating birds might be the biggest concentration of creatures (animal or human) you see along this peaceful 291-mile byway in the heart of the state. Explore the riverfront in Peoria, and pick pumpkins at Boggio's.
Visit with costumed interpreters on Illinois and Michigan Canal boat tours, take a fall-color hike at Starved Rock State Park or explore quiet Matthiessen State Park.
Minneapolis: Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
The nation's only urban scenic byway starts in downtown Minneapolis and loops 55 miles around the city, linking lakes, parks and vibrant neighborhoods. You can experience the route in pieces, jogging around Lake Harriet or taking the kids to Minnehaha Falls, but driving it all in a day is a true escape-without leaving city limits.
The Grand Rounds includes the Mississippi riverfront. Mill City Museum has immersive history exhibits, and the Old Stone Arch Bridge beckons for strolls. Enjoy downtown views and memorable breakfasts at the Nicollet Island Inn.
Related: 9 Ways to Navigate Minneapolis' Chain of Lakes Like a Local
Mississippi River Valley: Great River Road
From its burbling start at Itasca State Park in Minnesota to its languid terminus in the Delta, the 2,000-plus-mile Mississippi River carries a nation's worth of history, culture and lore in its muddy waters. Mark Twain (whom you'll "meet" in Hannibal, Missouri) wrote that the river he knew was "as tranquil and reposeful as dreamland." How much has it changed? We'll leave that for you to discover.
Savor sweeping views from parks along the byway, which runs the full length of both sides of the river. Our faves include Perrot State Park in Wisconsin, Frontenac State Park in Minnesota and Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa.
Michigan: M-22 color tour
A single highway, M-22, traces the Lake Michigan shore up from Manistee, around the Leelanau Peninsula, then back down to Traverse City-116 gorgeous miles in all. The scenery on this drive flits between idyllic towns and breathtaking vistas of 300-foot golden sand dunes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore crowned with an autumn cap of red, green and gold leaves.
Tip: Northern Michigan's rich soil and lake-tempered climate make for fantastic local wine and produce. Look for roadside fruit stands with the final harvest of heirloom tomatoes and squash-or the first of pears and apples.
Wisconsin: Door County Circle Tour
A geographic quirk-70 north-south miles of narrow peninsula-means autumn stretches for weeks here. Fall color creeps down Door County like mercury in a thermometer, from Washington Island in mid- to late-September to Green Bay in October. This Circle Tour links galleries, orchards, lighthouses, state parks, shops and, yes, those famous fish boils, whose roaring fires and steaming potatoes are extra-enticing on chilly fall nights.
Tip: If you would rather enjoy the scenery without focusing on the road ahead, a variety of trolley and boat tours highlights fall color.
Missouri: Hermann Wine Trail
Fall arrives late and lingers along the Hermann Wine Trail, a compact drive along State-100 west of St. Louis. German-founded Hermann has a wine tradition dating back almost 175 years. Enjoy a German meal at Stone Hill Winery's Vintage Restaurant, and treat yourself to a stay at the Inn at Hermannhof, where the Hillside Cottages offer bird's-eye views of town.
Tip: Pack your bike! The Katy Trail goes right by Hermann as it follows the Missouri River across the state.
Ohio: Ashtabula County
In fall, frosty whitecaps splash along the Lake Erie shore, sending visitors scuttling inland-just in time for leaf peeping and wine tasting. Make The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake your base camp and the Convention and Visitors Bureau's color-coded map your guide. Two loop drives lead to 18 covered bridges, as well as many of the area's 20 family-run wineries.
Tip: If you try to see every bridge, expect to drive a lot and find yourself on a few dirt roads. It's a fun quest, but many visitors stick to the wineries and enjoy whatever bridges happen to be nearby.
Wisconsin: Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive
In the 1940s, residents of the glacier-formed hills between Madison and Milwaukee envisioned a scenic drive that would draw city folk to the region's state parks and forests. Today, ubiquitous green acorn signs make navigation a snap. Highlights of this scenic drive include a hike up Bald Bluff, a romp through history at Old World Wisconsin, a climb to the top of Holy Hill Basilica and a stay at the delightful Cold Spring Inn, hidden on 89 acres near Kettle Moraine State Forest.
The posh town of Delafield adds a splash of variety along an otherwise woodsy route. Stylish shops and galleries fill Colonial-style storefronts, and the chic restaurant Zin serves California-Italian cuisine worth a drive.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario: Circle Tour
The world's largest freshwater lake looks different every day: blue, gray, choppy, glassy, intimidating, exhilarating. The legendary 1,200-mile drive that loops Superior has just as many personalities: arty, woodsy, upscale, blue-collar. Whether you travel with a tent in your trunk or hop inn to inn, savor the variety—and bring a passport for entering Canada.
The quality of food can get patchy along the Circle Tour, but you'll find some of the Midwest's best restaurants, too. Nosh on fresh-caught fish and chips (served on local pottery) at the Angry Trout Cafe in Grand Marais, Minnesota. In Bayfield, Wisconsin, indulge in an elegant feast at the Rittenhouse Inn's Landmark Restaurant.
Missouri, Kansas: Kansas City Scenic Escape
This mellow ribbon of a drive never strays more than an hour from the Kansas City metro, but surrounded by picturesque farms and small towns, you'll never know KC is so close. The route follows State-45 from Parkville to Weston, where a slew of shops line Main Street and Weston Bend State Park is a nice place to stretch your legs. Take State-92 and finally US-73 to Atchison, home of decor shop Nell Hill's.
This drive makes an easy day trip but can stretch into a leisurely weekend. Stay at the gracious Murphy House bed-and-breakfast in Weston.
Iowa: Historic Hills Scenic Byway
Autumn color paints the valleys and family farms between the Villages of Van Buren County, seven historic burgs punctuating this quiet 110-mile drive along the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa. During the Scenic Drive Festival, craft vendors and friendly pancake feeds add to the small-town appeal.
In Bentonsport, the husband-wife team of Bill and Betty Printy (aka Iron and Lace) draw scores of art-lovers with her Queen Anne's lace pottery and his hand-forged metal pieces. Watch them work during the fest.
Michigan: Copper Country Trail National Byway
More than 150 years ago, a copper boom drew thousands to the Keweenaw Peninsula, a mountainous thumb sticking out of the Upper Peninsula into Lake Superior. Visiting the small-town museums, ghostly mines, fort and lighthouses along this 47-mile byway, you can't help but admire the miners' grit and ambition for settling in such a remote land. A 9-mile offshoot, the Brockway Mountain Drive, offers spectacular views.
We love the UP's iconic meat-and-veggie pasties, but we found fancier fare, too. Try cedar-planked trout at the Michigan House Cafe and Red Jacket Brewing Co. in Calumet.
Ohio: Ohio and Erie Canalway
The trails, scenic railway and waterfalls of Cuyahoga Valley National Park are the autumn stars along this newer national byway in northeast Ohio, but the 110-mile route, which snakes south from Cleveland, also includes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On fall weekends in Canal Fulton, a horse-drawn boat plies the byway's namesake.
Like the opposing pole to Cleveland's urban bustle, the sleepy, beautifully preserved village of Zoar hides quietly at the southern end of the drive. Walking tours and museums highlight the town's Utopian history.
Iowa: Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
More than 10,000 years ago, glaciers receded and left finely ground silt and sand that wind blew into vast mounds-the Loess Hills. The grass- and tree-covered ridges follow western Iowa's state line. Keep in mind, you don't need to drive the whole 220-mile route to get a taste of the scenery.
On the third Saturday of the month, May to October, the Living Loess tour highlights local history and agriculture. Stops include Loess Hills Lavender Farm and Hitchcock Nature Center.
Missouri: Ozark Mountains Tour
We drove more than 500 miles among the hills, hollows, caves and springs of the Missouri Ozarks to research this drive, and then we figured out a shortened loop for you. The route starts off Interstate-44 in Cuba and includes a hillside winery, a Civil War battlefield and state parks with amazing natural features: pink boulders at Elephant Rocks, mountaintop views at Taum Sauk and natural wading pools at Johnson's Shut-Ins.
The route includes stretches of old Route-66. Snap a kitschy photo by the hilariously huge rocking chair at the Fanning 66 Outpost in Cuba.
Iowa: Amana Colonies
A bucolic harvest landscape unfurls along this 50-mile east-central Iowa drive: red barns, hay bales and laundry flapping on clotheslines. Start with a gooey pecan roll in the Amish community of Kalona, then keep an eye out for buggies as you follow State-22 and Black Hawk Avenue to the seven historic villages of the Amana Colonies. After a day of shopping and Wiener schnitzel, take US-6 to Fireside Winery in Marengo for a glass of dry Cordovan by the crackling fire.
Tip: A section of the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway loops around the Amana Colonies and makes a lovely mini drive if you want to skip Kalona and Marengo. In West Amana, the road climbs a bit for a nice view.


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Why do you think your god just existed without anything happening that caused the god?
Because it makes sense to say that god led to the creation of something then to say things JUST HAPPENED by itself. The same way you guys are saying that the burden is on me to prove the existence of god, the burden is also on you guys to prove that whatever is out there actually led to the creation of the universe and you guys still havent found out.Why don't you give me a good reason why I SHOULD go around killing strangers?
The fact that you kill all sorts of animals etc via pollution what makes it different then your own species? They are all bunch of interacting atoms so why does it make it right to kill insects birds fish or even dangerous lethal species but not your own species? Im sure if you ever see a bee hive on top of your doorway the first thing you would do is kill it you wouldnt think about "HEY ITS NOT BENEFITING ME IN THE FIRST PLACE SO WHY NOT JUST LEAVE IT THERE"Many apologies, but I don't believe you. If you make up a story using conversational Arabic, you can even write it in English. All you need is a translator who understands both English and conversational Arabic. It sounds like you're asking me to believe that Muhammad didn't know any people who could translate between conversational and written Arabic. You want me to accept your claim that Muhammad had no believable earthly means for committing his thoughts to paper, but as an alternative you want me to believe that it was accomplished by magic.
I see where it is going. You can't find a valid response so you have to say "I DONT BELIEVE YOU" Well its the truth and thats how arabic works. You can translate conversational to english and write it down sure. YOu can also translate written arabic to english even though its going to sometimes distort the meaning but if you were to translate conversational arabic to written arabic it would also disort meaning and looking at the perfection of the quran in its meaning etc there is no way it was translated it like that.Another thing that doesn't seem to add up about your story: If Muhammad was illiterate, how was he able to know what it was that he wrote?
I think you're a bit confused. Muhammad did not write the story. Allah reveals it to Muhammad, Muhammad memorizes the revelations. Muhammad recites it to a group of people the group of people write it on a book. The fact that the writting of the quran into a book happened shortly after the Prophet's death makes it impossible for any deviation.Oh, I see how it works now. All I have to do is make some kind of claim, and then it becomes "history," and then it is undeniably true. There is no need to verify anything at all.
Well, in that case, I've got a claim for you. I am illiterate. I have no means of writing this email to you right now. But I'll tell you how I do it: I have magical supernatural powers, thanks to the angel that I am channeling right now. And you know what the angel just told me? He says Muhammad -- both of you -- are full of shit.
No but the claim needs to be logical and based on true observation. I obviously know you are literate because I've read your background and you've read on TV so thats a fail on your part. Muhammad was a loner back the and it was confirmed via counts in poems etc. There couldnt have been another person comming up with a story and then reciting it to Muhammad. THink of the logic here. If there was a person who came up with a story and gave it to Muhammad, why would he come up with something that would disprove his religion? It just doesnt make sense. People back then did not believe in god and now all of a sudden youre telling me that there could have been a person who did not believe in god help someone deny his religin?
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The late British historian, Professor Arnold Toynbee referred to the Jew as "the fossil of history." How hopelessly wrong the good professor was! How absent his understanding of the real force behind history!
A fossil is inert, dead. Look at tiny Israel, it produces more literature, scientific and technical books per year than the whole Arab world together. Its medical advances save lives all over the world… all this in spite of the constant non stop threats and terrorism emanating from the countries that surround it.
Chanukka is not just a time for latkes and sufganyot, not only do we light candles but families come together in ways not always apparent on regular days. To remember our past, to pay homage to the people we are, to celebrate our future we looked for fun items at Kosherfest, items that would help bring the true message of Chanukka alive. We found these 3D cupkake and cake molds in the shape of dreidels from The Kosher Cook. Bake together with your child, it's fun, it's educational and it binds both of you. The laughs, the hugs, the delight, the love, those are all part of the message and the rejoicing of Chanukka.
After using the 3D Dreidel mold – we used a cake mix, Duncan Hines' Devils Food – we put the pieces together and got these results:
The one on the left was decorated with Nut Crunch, the one on the right with Assorted Nonpareils. Not bad!
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Now, Aviv Raff, CTO of Israel-based Seculert, said he has uncovered a website used to infect some of the victims of Operation Red October (as the campaign has been dubbed). The website exploited a critical Java vulnerability identified as CVE-2011-3544, allowing the attackers to surreptitiously execute malicious code on visitors' computers. Although Oracle developers patched the bug in October of 2011, the malicious Java archive file was compiled the following February.
Raff's discovery provides a window into the inner workings of an espionage campaign that collected passwords, cryptographic keys, and sensitive diplomatic intelligence from some of the world's biggest governments. They include a pseudo-randomly generated unique ID the malicious executable assigned to each newly infected computer.
The website used to infect Red October victims shares at least one characteristic with a command and control server operated by the attackers behind Flame, the espionage malware that targeted computers in Iran. As previously reported by Ars, the Flame servers were designed to look like a news website, an approach that was also adopted by the people who built the site that exploited the Java vulnerability. Raff said he didn't know if the similarity was a connection between the two pieces of malware or a mere coincidence.
Raff's discovery was in part aided by oversights made by the people who set up or maintained the attack website. At some point, the site stopped executing the malicious code when people visited the address that hosted it. Instead, the page began displaying the source code for the PHP script, giving the world a rare peak inside the espionage campaign. The source code leakage isn't the only apparent mistake that has helped researchers uncover the Red October campaign. Attackers also allowed the several command and control domain names hardcoded into the malware to remain unregistered. The omission allowed Kaspersky researchers to obtain the Internet addresses so they could be observed as commandeered machines reported for updates.
Raff remained unfazed by the apparent mistakes.
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Blessed are the caregivers
I watched my father-in-law take his last breath.
Since midsummer, my husband and I had been caring for his father, who was 83 and had lung cancer. A nurse working for the hospice company had warned us that we might not have much more time with him.
I had feared a business trip would keep me from being there. I arrived home an hour and a half before he passed away.
He waited for me. I believe that was his gift to me -- to be able to have closure. I'm so grateful that I was with him, along with my husband and the long-term care aide who gave so much of herself during the last year of his life.
You probably didn't know that November is National Caregivers Month. And you probably didn't know because there aren't any big celebrations to mark the occasion. No, the 65 million people who give their time and money to care for sick or disabled relatives, most of them elderly, do so in relative obscurity.
Following one of my more difficult moments caring for my father-in-law, a friend sent me a link to a public service announcement created by the Ad Council and AARP. You can find it on YouTube. Search for "Caregiving: Ad Council PSA -- Silent Scream." The 32-second video captures caregivers silently screaming from the frustrations, paperwork and money issues that come with the job. I cried while watching it. Still the ad made me feel better knowing that I wasn't alone or wrong in wanting to let my emotions show.
"Family caregivers are really a national treasure," said John Schall, chief executive of the National Family Caregivers Association.
The association began promoting the celebration of family caregivers in 1994. One of the pressing concerns facing our leaders is rising health care costs, especially for sick, disabled and elderly citizens.
Immediately following the election, talk turned to the fiscal cliff -- expiring tax cuts and major across-the-board federal spending cuts -- facing the nation. But there's another looming crisis, the caregiver cliff. Caregivers are taking time off from work, and thus risking their jobs, or tapping into their limited resources to provide care. They are stressed and often neglect their own health needs.
Consider these statistics collected from various studies by the National Family Caregivers Association:
• The value of the services family caregivers provide for free is estimated to be $450 billion a year. This is almost twice as much as what is spent on home care and nursing home services combined, Schall said.
• About 66 percent of family caregivers are women. More than 37 percent have children or grandchildren under 18 living with them. As the mother of three, I certainly can attest to the struggle of being sandwiched between two generations that need your help on a daily basis.
• Family caregivers spend an average of 20 hours per week providing care. Thirteen percent provide 40 hours of care a week or more. By the time my father-in-law came to live with us, he needed care around the clock. He couldn't perform any activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing or dressing himself. Even with two shifts of aides, there were gaps that had to be filled by my husband and me.
• Nearly 80 percent of adults in need of long-term care depend on family and friends as their only source of help.
My father-in-law was a good saver and had enough money to pay for aides. But so many others aren't so fortunate. During the 2009 economic downturn, one in five family caregivers had to move into the same home with their relative to cut expenses.
There's another figure that I need to point out. Forty-seven percent of caregivers who work say that paying for caregiving expenses has caused them to use up all or most of their savings.
The answer in this crisis isn't that we rely less on family caregivers. It's not solely depending on government assistance. It's going to take a combination of solutions. For example, legislation introduced this year in the Senate would establish a federal tax credit to assist with the costs of caring for an aging family member. Or, Schall said, we could give Social Security credits for those who become full-time caregivers.
"From a national perspective, if we are serious about reducing health care costs, we have to invest in family caregiving," he said.
This issue affects so many people. If not you, then probably somebody you know.
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Well, it's been a couple of weeks since the release of our second book in the Rose Red crime thriller series, Rapunzel and we couldn't be more pleased with the start it has made.
Within a week of its release on Amazon UK, it hit the Top 20 in its category and the top 5o in another.
On Wednesday, it even knocked our own title off the number one spot on Amazon UK in the Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Series category!
We had more sales in two weeks with this book than we had in the first three months of our first book back in November 2010! So, thank you. Thank you to our loyal readers and to the new readers joining us.
*Update as of 26/10/2012 – you wonderful readers have given us a 1-2-3 on the Amazon UK best-seller list!
Rapunzel will shortly be available on all other platforms: iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Kobo and many other ebook retail outlets. It will also be available to buy in paperback format direct from Amazon before Christmas, as will all other Saffina Desforges full-length titles. Make sure you come back soon for more information!
We hope to continue to offer you quality books at affordable prices…because our readers deserve the best.
And to celebrate that fact, and with a little nod to my personal favourite time of the year, we are pleased to introduce the first of our new short story crime thriller series Rose Red Rhymes.
Ring-a-ring o'roses is a Rose Red crime thriller series related short story and the perfect way to keep up with Red and her team whilst awaiting the next book in the series!
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From SAFFINA DESFORGES, international best-selling author of Sugar & Spice, Anca's Story and the Rose Red crime thriller series based on traditional fairy tales (Snow White, Rapunzel), comes ROSE RED RHYMES, a collection of crime thriller short stories featuring the Rose Red cast, based on traditional nursery rhymes.
But be warned. These are not for children!
ROSE RED RHYMES 1: Ring-A-Ring O'Roses
When a rare family day out for Detective Chief Inspector Cass Red Rose and her barrister partner Philippa Crichton-Ward QC is cut short by a murder on Blackheath, Red's team are faced with the possibility of gang warfare and race riots among London's troubled youths unless they can sort things. Fast.
With the Super wanting results yesterday, the pressure is on to find the killer. But DCs Barry Taylor and Jez Harris have other things on their mind. As usual. And when the pathologist examining the victim starts pointing out anomalies it's clear a simple murder case is about to open up new mysteries.
As if Red didn't have enough problems, the Huntsman is back in town and meeting with the mysterious Queenie. And the kids want to go trick-or-treating. Even the busiest of detectives have to make time for Halloween!
Look out for more Rose Red Rhymes coming soon!
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Have a happy Halloween and make sure you lock those doors! 😉
Look out for the next book in the Rose Red Rhymes series: The Night before Christmas due for release mid-December.
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Marissa Rosenberg – Marketing Director for Solo, Prime Grill and (soon to open) Prime Ko – has kindly sent us the following recipe by Solo's Guest Chef Eli Kirshtein:
The Passover Plate
Place the Charosset on the bottom of a shallow bowl. Place the brisket cut into a 10 oz portion on top. Garnish with the mixed herbs and the brined celery.
1 Brisket
1 cp Brown sugar
1 cp Horseradish
1 cp Dijon Mustard
Take the brisket and salt well. Smoke for 1 hour or cook slowly on a charcoal/wood grill. Combine the other ingredients and rub all over the brisket evenly. Wrap in foil and cook fat side up at 200 degrees for 11 hours
1 btl Red Wine
¼ cp Dried Figs Small Dice
¼ cp Apples Small Dice
¼ cp Dates Small Dice
¼ cp Marcona Almonds
1 stick Cinnamon
1 Star Anise
1 Bay Leaf
¼ cp Sugar
Reduce wine by half with cinnamon, star anise, bay leaf, and sugar. Strain out the spices. Add the figs, apples, dates, and almonds and reduce by half
15 Tarragon Leaves
15 Parsley Leaves
15 Cilantro Leaves
15 Mint Leaves
15 Basil Leaves
Combine all.
4 Stalks Celery Cut into 1 inch pieces
600 ml Water
50 gr Salt
50 gr Sugar
Combine the water, salt, and sugar till all is dissolved. Add the celery.
Between the above, the hardboiled egg (Beitzah), and the Romaine Lettuce (Chazeret) you have all that you need for the Seder plate!
Enjoy the Seder!!
[As you can see Chef Eli doesn't believe in heimische recipes either. He's obviously not afraid of defying convention to create delectable dishes! CS]


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My last piece was generated from a rant I expressed in my pilothouse on my last trip down the East River heading for an anchorage in New York's Bay Ridge Anchorage 21B. Generally, my postings originate as rants that are rendered raw and then tempered with a good bit of editing for language and content. I don't just go off and shoot from the lip. Usually.
Of course, my professional perspective is what I draw on and my opinion is given full sway, it's my blog after all. But since my last post I've had some feedback that puts a neat spin on the ultimate aim of the article. Education, for me as well as others.
A rather brave young woman decided to upbraid me for what she believed were insults to the Kayaking Community. She was right on the money on some points and I give credit where it's due. She provided a couple of links I had not previously seen and found them to be really thoughtful and comprehensive in their advice on mixing recreational traffic with commercial vessels here in New York.
So in the interest of passing along the lesson of "you're never too old to learn", I wanted to recognize these organizations for working to make everyone safer in the pursuit of their particular vision of happiness.
The first one I'd like to share is one that includes enough information to rate as a must read for any recreational boater seeking to play on the waters of New York Harbor, or any busy waterway for that matter.
I Boat NY Harbor The content of this site warms this lil' old tugboatman's heart. It's comprehensive, articulate and clear and I 'm glad someone has thought to do such a thorough job. Kudos.
Safe Harbor.US Listing educational videos and notices of the events taking place in the harbor and good concise articles relating to interacting and avoiding close encounters with the behemoths that ply the waters of N.Y. Harbor. The video catalog alone is worth a click.
I think it bears mentioning that the State of New York doesn't recognize paddled craft as "vessels" subject to the rules as we understand them, that's a big WTF as far as I'm concerned. This story just boggles the mind.
Everyone on the water has to have an understanding as to their responsibility when they take to the water for any reason.
And for now I'll close with a thank you for the comments I've received. Be safe.


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This weekend the weather was amazing. The sun was out, it was warm, and we all got sunburned. It was the first really nice weekend of the year. So nice in fact, that I was completely unmotivated to sit down at the computer inside and write a single line. I had plenty of blog inspiration though. I took no less than 76 photos this weekend.
Since the weather is so nice, we're thinking we'll be able to open the beehive in a couple of weeks and actually get some cool photos (and possibly harvest some honey), so I decided to put off the beekeeping 101 boot camp until then. The bees were doing some housekeeping this weekend, and I saw of them coming back to the hive with pollen even, so I know it'll be good news on the bee front.
We got started on some of the early spring to-dos. We cleaned out the flower beds and checked on the garlic. I have some kohlrabi that looks like it has made it over the winter, and we got a jump on removing the grass and from some new beds that we hope to plant this year. And we hacked out a place for some potatoes since the neighbor is using his garden for other crops this year.
Once we got some of the prep work out of the way, Rick went downstairs and got our seed potatoes out of the cellar.
You might imagine that we were surprised to see the spuds with eight-inch long sprouts sticking their tips out of the top of their box. From everything we've read, you are supposed to "chit" your potatoes around January, letting them begin to get sprouts, and then plant them out with one-inch long sprouts.
In case you've never heard of this before, chitting potatoes means you are encouraging the eyes of your seed potatoes to sprout before you plant them.
I don't know if we left the lid open too early or what, but they were a-growin'. The potatoes, fingerlings, were a little soft, spongy even. We were feeling a bit panicky, unsure if our chits were ruined or if they had a head start.
We decided to go ahead and plant them. What is the worst that can happen? We'll get a lousy yield? If we didn't plant them, we wouldn't get any. So in the ground they went.
This year, since our space is pretty limited, we decided to experiment with a tower. Most of the potatoes are in rows, but we had room for one tower. I'm excited to compare how they do. From what I've read, fingerlings are good candidates for towers.
I stated by digging a round hole about eight inches deep. I put some loose soil and finished compost in the bottom, and then spaced my super-chitted spuds in a circle around the hole, sprout side up. I lightly covered them with soil.
I had some half-decomposed leaves lying around, and since potatoes are heavy feeders and the tower is in a newer bed without the best soil ever, I layered in some leaves with the soil.
I alternated layers of soil and leaves until the sprouts were completely covered. Then I put an old cage over the top. Notice, there is still a pile of soil there on the left and some leaves on the right of the tower, so I can continue to hill-up as the sprouts poke through.
I'm very excited to see how this comes out. I was completely surprised at the chits having such long sprouts, and so I'm looking forward to how they do. And I'm excited to see how the potatoes in the tower do compared to those in the rows that we planted at the same time.
Have you planted potatoes in a tower? What about our super long sprouts on the spuds; ever had something like that? Do tell!


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Trying to build an online business will require you to master new skills and get several moving parts in alignment for your business to function like a well-oiled machine. It can be intimidating when you discover how little you really know.
Every time you learn something new, there will be something else that you need to figure out. It will almost seem like a never-ending process… but rest assured, that with time you'll master the fundamentals and get your ducks in a row.
Below you'll find 3 common difficulties that most beginner marketers face. Once you're aware of what these are, you'll know what to do.
This is by far the most important decision you'll need to make. There is a myriad of methods when it comes to making money online. There's freelancing, arbitrage, product creation, ecommerce, Kindle publishing, domaining and much more. The key to succeeding faster than most of the other people online will be to focus on one business model. Ideally, you should pick one which you may be innately suited for.
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If you're good, you will be sought after. If you prefer to build your own business where you're your own boss, you'll need to look at the skills you have or your natural talents. If you write well, Kindle publishing might be calling your name. If you enjoy teaching others, you can create courses and launch your own products. So, ask yourself what you truly enjoy doing and what you're good at. This is the secret to unlocking your success online. Do what you're naturally good at.
Thousands of newbies quit on their online marketing dreams just because the tech stuff overwhelms them. The truth is that most of the technical details are easy, once you know how. And if you really do not want to do it, you can always hire a freelancer to do it for you. Never quit on your online business just because you can't sort a tech issue out. Rest assured, there are thousands of qualified and reliable freelancers who can help you.
In most cases, you can learn just about anything from setting up a blog to automating delivery of a product and more, just by doing a few Google searches or look on YouTube for tutorials. These 2 free resources are lifesavers. Technical issues can seem intimidating, but don't let them scare you off your online marketing path. There is no rush. Take your time and resolve them, or pay someone to do it for you.
Traffic generation is one of those skills that you MUST possess if you wish to succeed online. While you could hire agencies to do it for you, if you're a beginner, it will be costly. It's better to learn it yourself so you don't need to rely on others. The key to succeeding with traffic generation will be to focus on one or two methods. Not more.
For example, you may choose to focus on Pinterest marketing and Facebook ads. Once you decide on the traffic generation method/s, stick to the chosen ones until you see results. It may take time for you to get the hang of things, but once you master the basics, you'll see trickles of traffic initially… and it'll snowball into massive amounts of traffic.
The 3 difficulties mentioned above are nothing to be worried about. Adopt a proactive approach and take consistent focused action daily and online success will inevitably be yours.


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Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
Synonyms: Congenital bilateral agenesis of vas deferens | Congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a condition leading to male infertility.
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Newly diagnosed with
Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens?
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Advocacy Organizations
Syndromes Without A Name (SWAN) Australia
Provide information, support and advocacy to families caring for a child with an undiagnosed or rare genetic condition.
Help Hope Live
Help Hope Live supports community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical expenses and related costs due to organ transplants or catastrophic injuries or illnesses. For 38 years, Help Hope Live has been showing clients and families how to bring together a network of relatives, friends, and neighbors in fundraising efforts to help cover the cost of uncovered medical expenses. These efforts play a critical role in helping our clients recover and maintain their health and independence. Since 1983, we have helped thousands of people raise millions of dollars for Help Hope Live to pay a wide range of expenses, including out-of-pocket costs for: medications, durable medical equipment, home health care, wheelchair-accessibility modifications, physical therapy, innovative treatments, medical travel and temporary relocation, even emergency living assistance. Our program has also helped thousands pay it forward and assist others with their medical expenses. Annually, we help place medical care within reach of about 5,000 families across the nation.
Center for Chronic Illness
The Center for Chronic Illness (CCI) promotes well-being and decreases isolation for those impacted by ongoing health challenges through support and education.
Inclusive Skating
TO INCLUDE, INFORM AND INSPIRE people around the globe through the joy of skating, reflecting the compassion, respect and innovation that make ours the world's premier inclusive organisation. Inclusive Skating is dedicated to the advancement of public participation in sport and the promotion of equality and diversity. Our primary objective is the development and implementation of programming which fosters the inclusion of skaters with any form of impairment or disability. Our ethos of inclusion extends to skaters of all ages and backgrounds; we welcome all with open arms. Values of empathy, integrity and empowerment are central to the pursuit of these goals. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the community, camaraderie, self-fulfilment, achievement, challenge, and thrill that participation in skating sports offers. We work to create these opportunities by offering activities, educational resources, events, training, and championships for our community.
Rare Disease Ghana Initiative
To improve the wellbeing and quality of life of persons living with undiagnosed and rare diseases in Ghana
Our Odyssey Inc.
Connecting young adults impacted by a rare or chronic condition with social and emotional support in the hope of improving their quality of life.
Jamal's Helping Hands
Jamal's Helping Hands provides services for patients affected by rare disease and their families. With a vision to become a premier resource and national leader in education, outreach, advocacy, and support to individuals affected by rare disease. JHH enhances the quality of its clients lives by providing an array of services to make the experience of rare disease easier.
Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), founded in 1996, is the nation's leading direct patient services organization whose mission is to safeguard patients with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating diseases through effective mediation of issues related to access to care and preservation of financial stability. Patients must be seeking help with any of the following needs related to their diagnosis: • Accessing prescribed healthcare, including understanding their healthcare benefits • Issues related to their health insurance benefits, including denials of care, out-of-pocket costs, network issues, and insurance options • Financial concerns, including cost-of-living expenses and medical expenses • Practical needs, including transportation and nutritional needs • Assistance with filing an application for disability Since its inception, PAF has provided direct, sustained patient assistance to more than 1.7 million patients and touched many more through its website and outreach events. Amongst the more common issues that patients and caregivers call PAF for help with include the inability to afford transportation expenses, inability to afford rent/mortgage, inability to afford their co-pay for medications, and inability to afford utilities and resulting shut-off notices. PAF serves patients with numerous health conditions, the majority of which have some form of cancer. Non-cancer diagnoses included rare diseases, chronic and debilitating conditions, nervous system conditions, cardiovascular conditions and vascular disease, autoimmune diseases, and diabetes. PAF solicits and receives donations to its programs from a multitude of sources including government agencies, non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations in the healthcare sector, including pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers. Patient Advocate Foundation also has several distinct programs targeting specific populations with an emphasis on the underserved.
Botswana Organisation for rare Diseases
advocate for Rare disease patients and their families
Life Branches NFP Inc
Provide emotional wellness mental health to rare disease patients
Rare Disorders Kenya
Provide a strong common voice to advocate for a rare disease health policy and a better healthcare system that works for those with rare diseases
Youth and Women for Opportunities Uganda-YWOU
Youth and Women for Opportunities-YWOU an organization that we represent is patient organization re-presentative, patient and institution and individual capacity builder supporting PLWRD's to obtain diagnosis, treatment and drugs for those suffering consequences of being undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and lack treatment and those who lack precise diagnosis for rare, orphan and undiagnosed diseases preventing PLWRD's accessing the most adapted care, treatment or surgery, have delayed access to the most appropriate care, treatment or surgery
Indo US Organization for Rare Diseases (IndoUSrare)
With an initial focus on the Indian diaspora, our mission is to build cross-border collaborations to connect stakeholders of rare diseases in low- and middle-income regions—such as India—with their counterparts & clinical researchers in the US. This allows to improve the diversity of clinical trial participants, accelerates RnD, & improves equitable access to life-saving therapies.
Rare Disease Male Mental Health Support Group
To The purpose of the group is to help break the stigma around male mental health and to encourage to take care of their emotional well being . It provides rare disease patients, caregivers with a safe space to talk about their experiences, get support and listen to other peoples stories . Having a rare disease comes with many added layers which can impact your life such as physical, medical, emotional, relationships and bereavement so it is important to talk about your emotional and mental well-being. Through awareness and education men have come together in this format and despite different rare conditions have found there is more on common with other men through connecting and supporting each other in this way .
Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation (UDNF)
The UDNF aims to end the diagnostic and therapeutic odyssey for all through the evolution and expansion of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
MarylandRARE (research, advocate, resource & education) is a diverse coalition of rare disease community stakeholders in Maryland. Brought together by lived experience, this coalition of rare disease patients and caregivers, are working to bridge the gap regarding understanding, information, and resources that lead to systemic change at the local, state, and federal levels of government.
Uplifting Athletes Inc.
Inspire the Rare Disease Community with hope through the power of sport.
Inspire Medical Communications, LCC
To advocate, raise awareness, and provide support for those with rare diseases through accurate, informative medical communications and research
Clinical Trials
For a list of clinical trials in this disease area, please click here.